Renowned fashion journalist Diane Pernet is an iconic style heroine to fans around the world. Working for such heavyweights like Elle.com and VogueParis.com, the woman known for her towering beehive wrapped in a black veil, cat-eye sunglasses and scarlet red lips is the creative juice behind "A Shaded View on Fashion", one of world's most influential fashion blogs. MODWOMEN caught up with Pernet in Paris to share her thoughts on living the life you want.
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New York designer Betsey Johnson has built her long-standing career in fashion by following her own set of rules. Known for her celebration of the exuberant, the embellished, and the over the top, Betsey has been rocking the fashion industry with her unique and original designs since the 1960’s.
"I’ve always loved the world of pretend, costumes, movement… and making clothes. Clothes, I myself like to wear. Luckily enough there’s always been someone else out there who wanted to wear my stuff too."
Known to Hollywood stars and execs as the girl who can give clients golden abs, Warner’s star burns brighter than ever thanks to her Bravo reality hit, "Work Out".
"Nothing is easy in this world. I made my first million at 21. But I never let not having a lot of money stop me from getting something off the ground. I relied on passion to get me where I wanted to go."
Candace Bushnell, the New York Times best-selling author and creator of the "Sex and the City" phenomenon and the most recent, "Lipstick Jungle"...
"Whenever I talk to women, I tell them that in your 20s and 30s it's all about a relationship with a man. But in your 40s it's about a relationship with yourself. You find your place in the world. You realize that life isn't going to be the same as it was at 20 or 30, nor should it be. But you need to lay down the foundations of self-esteem for yourself. It's about self-actualization. Learning how to work and how to take care of yourself."
Barbara Lazaroff's great successes as a groundbreaking American restaurateur and interior designer haven't come without a price. But her amazing life adventure has been worth the ride. Barbara Lazaroff's gives her 10 Big Tips To Live By!
"We are all morally responsible for doing the right thing even when people aren't looking," says Lazaroff. "You can earn all the money in the world, but to build a career - or a life for that matter - by compromising your conscience or ethics isn't worth it."